The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05
ANOTHER PRIEST IN TROUBLE.
4 Quarrel Between the Rev. Father O'Leary
and Archbishop Kenrick, of st. Louis.

ST. Louis, April 4.--Catholic circles here are
sgitated over the recent action of Archbishop
Kenrick in ousting Father OLeary from the
diocese Ever since the strike on the Gould
system. a year ago, Father O'Leary and the
Archbishop have not got along we'll together.
owing to difference of opinion in the policy
that should be pursued towards the knights Of
Labor. and the priest has been threatened with
removal Recently OLeary applied for letter
Of Recommendation to be used during a tempo
rary absence. Instead of this he was given an
sxeat In feeling Of anger he said: "Your
Grace that is not worth the paper it is written
on"
'If it is not" the Archbishop replied. ''it will
serve as an introduction to an exeat"
Never before in the West it is said, has
priest defed the authority of his superior and
the clergy are in state OF excitement over the
matter. for Father O'Leary asserts that he will
ignore the exeat, as the Archbishop is guilty Of
q grave canonical blunder in giving it. He says
the Archbishop has no authority to issue an
exeat II have been made the victim of con-
1piracy." said Father O'Leary, "on account of
my opposition to the Archbishop's policy with
the Knights of Labor during the Gould strike.
! u&Vo oeeu CidSSeu as a S'oCidiiSt anu CouitIuu"
ist, although have helped bring about the pres
snt happy relations between the church and the
Knights. was year in advance OF Cardinals
Eibb ons and Manning. Here is letter from
r. V. Powderlyt Offering me. you will
see, a position on the Knights Journal
on tie ground that the paper needed Christian
writers. and not Socialists. Before chbshop
Kenrick went to Baltimore, urged him to do
what he could to encourage the Knights of La
Dor, as they were bulwark against anarchism
and socialism But he had a conference with a
high railroad Official who made him believe the
Knights ought to be suppressed. With this in
formation the Archbishop went to Baltimore.
and voted against the order. I cannot tell how
much OF this conspiracy against me has grown
out Of this strike. but am told that the founda-
tion of the trouble lies ia my testimony before
the congressional investigating committee. The
ploy any more Catholics at DeSoto, where the
Missouri Pacific shops were located,
in order to cut off supplies from me. That
caused me to leave there as l didn't want
my poor people to suffer my account. / then
took the church at Webster Groves one of the
western suburbs of this city, but my existence
was made miserable by some of the committee
of this church, and one night one of the me m
bers OF the committee and another man way laid
me. and had to drive them off with q revolver,
which had been handed me by police officer
that night, with warning to look out. This
exeat If enforced. will relieve me of further
duties in the church"
Father O'Leary has been a prizes, for fourteen
years. and is great church builder having
Srected five churches in this State. That the
Archbishop will assert bis authority there is
6aid to be no doubt. and the outcome is looked
3or with great interest and concern.